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Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours: the complex disorders that are more common than you think

Chloe Apter speaks about her struggle with BFRBs, what they are, and where…

Chloe Apter

Why mental health services need to be user-led

How organisations help patients become their own advocates

Jennifer Richards

‘Head above water’ sculpture unveiling set for London’s South Bank

The sculpture will be visible throughout London Design Week, which runs until…

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Priests, peasants and prolific creativity: Van Gogh’s year as a mental health patient

Starry Night is emblematic of Van Gogh’s time at the asylum. He…

Martin Bailey

Did Love Island spawn a nation of psychologists?

A psychosexual therapist looks at the societal impact of the popular but…

LeeMC2022

Hoarding: how and when should you take down people’s ‘walls of safety’?

Kayley Hyman, mental health specialist at the Salvation Army, discusses how to…

Kayley Hyman

Here’s how to support the mental health of people with learning disabilities

People with intellectual disabilities may not appear unhappy or sad.

LeeMC2022

Keeping life on track after the death of a parent carer

When their son Tom was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of…

LeeMC2022

Rise in demand for private counsellors as patients say NHS waiting lists are too long

New evidence suggests a 65% increase in demand for private counselling services…

Charlotte Whyman

‘Invisible disabilities are neglected – that needs to change’

"The battles that count aren't the ones for trophies," quotes an anonymous writer, who lives…

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